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Ransomware: It’s coming for your backup servers

Network World

This makes backup systems themselves the primary target of some ransomware groups, and warrants special attention. Hackers understand that backup servers are often under-protected and administered by junior personnel that are less well versed in information security.

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Capital Group invests big in talent development

CIO Business Intelligence

For financial services company Capital Group, competing in tight IT talent markets is all about the long run. “We That focus includes not only the firm’s customer-facing strategies but also its commitment to investing in the development of its employees, a strategy that is paying off, as evidenced by Capital Group’s No. Capital Group.

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10-year forecast shows growth in network architect jobs while sysadmin roles shrink

Network World

That makes it the second fastest growing occupational group , behind healthcare support occupations (15.2%). businesses is expected to lead to greater demand for information security analysts.” growth and 56,500 jobs added Information security analysts: 32.7% between now and 2033, increasing by 699,000 jobs.

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CSO30 Awards: Introducing the top 30 security leaders in the UAE

CIO Business Intelligence

Ali Alkaf Alhashmi VP, Cyber Security & Technology, Mubadala Investments 4. Anoop Paudval Head of Information Security and Governance Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing 5. Aus Alzubaidi, CISO, MBC Group (Middle East Broadcasting Center) 6. Ayoub Fathi, Vice President of Information Security, CISO noon 7.

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The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference at Oak Ridge Tn, 7-9 April 2015

CTOvision

The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference, 7-9 April 2015, will be held at the Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Building 5200, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. By Charles Hall. We noticed an event readers in the great state of Tennessee may take an interest in. Schedule: April 07, 2015.

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The ‘Great IT Rebrand’: Restructuring IT for business success

CIO Business Intelligence

Under Executive Vice President and CIO Gray Nester, BBIN traded up the legacy IT moniker for the modern-day Technology Solutions Group brand. Others are greenlighting parallel organizations, one in charge of traditional IT needs such as security and infrastructure and another for standing up digital platforms and products.

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The Security Innovation Network Showcase: 3-4 Dec in DC

CTOvision

We have been long-term supporters of the Security Innovation Network (SINET) and believe this group plays an important role in being a catalyst for innovation around enterprise cyber security. Of the many virtuous activities of this group, my favorite event is the yearly Showcase held in DC.

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